The 11 residential blocks will have no kitchens

The apartments will be sold after the athletes have gone home but their interests have been catered for during Games time, with former Olympic triple jump gold medallist Jonathan Edwards on the advisory panel.

"How do you adapt it for use by an athlete? You don't have to do a lot... and what you are giving them are things that they would recognise as an environment that probably reflects what they are used to at home."

The blocks have courtyards and green spaces

Rabble rousers will also be told to be quiet while organisers hope the proximity of the West End, with its theatres and nightlife, will help athletes let off steam without disturbing their fellow competitors.